kClare McKellaston is a versatile Chicago-based artist. Recent credits: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (The Gift Theatre); In Every Generation (Victory Gardens Theatre); The Woman in Black (Associate Designer, US Tour); Curious George: The Golden Meatball (NTYA); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Spamalot, Young Frankenstein (Metropolis PAC); Don't Look Back/Must Look Back (Pivot Arts).

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kClare prides herself on being a well-rounded costume practitioner. She has run wardrobe at Steppenwolf, draped and built costumes for Northlight, and has served as a Stylist for The Second City Mainstage. She has managed both professional and academic costume shops and has overseen the organization of several large costume stocks; most notably, Navy Pier Entertainment's twenty-five-year-old costume storage. For two years, she designs and creates garments out of outdoor textiles for the acclaimed International Casual Furnishings Association's Gala.

 

kClare is also a dedicated educator. She has served as Adjunct Faculty and Costume Shop Manager at Dominican University, where she recently designed Waiting for Godot, Songs for A New World, and The Addams Family Musical. She has mentored and guided student designers, as well as serving as a member of portfolio review panels for senior students in the Fashion Department. Currently, she manages the Costume Shop at Columbia College Chicago and is an Adjunct Faculty Member. 

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In November 2019, kClare joined the team of artists and creators at Lookingglass Theatre Company as their Costume Shop Manager. After one production, this job was cut short by the Covid-19 Pandemic. This provided a pivot--in 2021, she joined the first season filming of The Shining Girls, starring Elisabeth Moss, and at the same time became a proud member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 769.